Young Adult Contemporary

The winner of the 2021 Text Prize, Dancing Barefoot is a smart, funny, immensely readable queer romance with loads of heart Winner of the 2021 Text Prize for Young Adult...

"The Dolan Street dogs were Max 1, Max 2, Barney, Scruffy, Gina and Mavis. Mavis was actually a goat, but she did not know this, and none of the others...

When Roger started to tell Robin and Grandad his story he admitted that he had problems with reading, so he could never read labels on food or other important notices....

When Robin bought Carla the Cow from the car-boot sale, he was warned that she was moody and selfish, but he bought her anyway. Carla told Robin how she moaned...

Before Robin first chose Donkey Hoo-Tee he could not imagine what life was like for a donkey on the Plains of Spain. Listening to Donkey's story, he found out just...

Robin thought he knew everything there was to know about gorillas before he bought Gavin. He thought they were just big and scary chest-thumpers! But Gavin was different, and he...

Carlos the Cod lived in a deep part of the ocean, and was always warned by his parents not to go near the surface, where the humans tried to catch...

Geraldo the Giraffe taught Robin the very important lesson of healthy eating. He told him his story about how he one day grew bored of eating leaves and sticks, and...

Bertie is about to go on his first flight from the hive and collect the pollen for making honey, like he has watched all his friends do! But he is...

Scarlett was gifted with beauty. But beauty can be taken in a day, in a single moment, by one car fire. Now permanently scarred, Scarlett has become a smudge in...

When Verity stumbles on an old, mysterious book, Poemsia , she finds herself suddenly thrust into the dizzying world of social media stardom, where poets are the new rock stars...

Threat to your pet? Don't risk it! Call Johnny Catbiscuit! Johnny Catbiscuit to the Rescue One day. 12-year-old Wayne is approached by Animal Protection Man, who offers Wayne the chance...

When Claire Draper's fictional love story goes viral in the wake of a pandemic, the line between reality and fiction is blurred. But will she be able to tell the...

A cheeky new series destined for stardom, from the bestselling author of The Kensington Reptilarium. Coco Banjo to the rescue! Coco Banjo loves her life. She sleeps in a tiger...

A hilarious and engaging story about one tween girl's quest to understand boys. Kara McAllister just had her best idea yet. She's going to take notes on all of the...

Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying...

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series the Magic Tree House! The show must go on! That's what Jack and Annie learn...

Everything Alix knows about her life is a lie--at least according to the mysterious young man who's been stalking her. But could her dad really be a bad guy at...

Selby is about to embark on a chilly Antarctic adventure that is bound to take him to the peak of danger . and beyond!

When Jamie and Tom emerge in their secret dinosaur world, they realize that something's changed. The landscape is familiar but also very different from the last time they were here....

Adopted as babies by two different families, Simone and Hannah have never known they are identical twins. Simone has been raised as a dancer, but she hates performing. Hannah loves...

It's hard being Thai, especially when you live in Australia, your house is a Thai cultural shrine, your parents run a restaurant called Thai-riffic!and you're desperate for some pizza! Lengy's...

Ways to Die Right is about normal teenagers having normal interactions while trying to stay true to themselves and their feelings. Joel's mum is diagnosed with cancer - again -...

The Great Montefiasco was the worst magician in the history of magic His tricks never worked and even when they looked as of they might, something always went wrong...This made...

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! Bindi and her family are in Cambodia working with an...

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! At very short notice, the Irwins are called on to...

Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! Come and join Bindi Irwin on her next wildlife adventure! When a German tourist goes missing in the outback, volunteers...

The Dark Wizard has sent six fearsome Beasts to capture the good Beasts of Avantia.They are imprisoned in the Dark Realm, and it is Toms quest to save them. He...

Avantia is under threat from an evil wizard. To save the kingdom, Tom must defeat six terrifying Beasts and collect the pieces of magical golden armour. Join Tom as he...

Tom must free the magical beasts of Avantia from an evil spell. Armed with a sword and shield from the Wizard Aduro, Tom sets off to face Arcta the mountain...

The Silk sisters are back, rescued from their evil uncle by the impossibly glamorous fashionista Nolita Newbuck. But could it be that the devil really DOES wear Prada? The sisters...

The bestselling titles from Kate Toms and Clare Fennell in a great paperback format! The pages are easy for little hands to turn and large enough to read out in...

Frankie Fish is back in a very special mini adventure for Australia Reads! When Frankie and Drew get in an argument about how Ancient Egyptians really walked, there's only one...

Will Clementine Rose's first day at school be everything she wants it to be? Will Clementine Rose's first day at school be everything she wants it to be? Clementine Rose...

There is big trouble in little Fruitfly Bay Ainsley Banana has been kidnapped, Zucchini Spacestation has disappeared, and an evil alien is plotting to invade Earth. In the energetic, side-splitting...

Harlan and Ainsley Banana are on a quest...an exciting, dangerous, heroic, once-in-a-lifetime Kazillion Wish quest. Their only guide is a crazy creature called Zucchini Spacestation. But they have a great...

The first book in Richelle Mead's New York Times bestselling Bloodlines series When alchemist Sydney is ordered into hiding to protect the life of Moroi princess Jill Dragomir, the last...

From the original publishers of Harry Potter come the POCKET POTTERS, a brand-new, gorgeously illustrated, collectable series packed with exciting story moments, quotes and fun information about Harry, Ron and...

From the original publishers of Harry Potter come the POCKET POTTERS, a brand-new, gorgeously illustrated, collectable series packed with exciting story moments, quotes and fun information about Harry, Ron and...

*The Sunday Times Bestseller* From the original publishers of Harry Potter come the POCKET POTTERS, a brand-new, gorgeously illustrated, collectable series packed with exciting story moments, quotes and fun information...

'My name is Finlay McIntosh. I can see OK, can hear perfectly fine and I can write really, really well. But the thing is, I can't speak. I'm a st-st-st-stutterer....

Hold on to your handbags and buckle up your heels - Axelle Anderson, undercover model, is back. Despite being the hottest new model around, all Axelle wants to do is...

Will Hodge's life is a mess! His mother is dead, he has no friends and he thinks he is being followed by a strange group of people who tell him...